NOTAM 12/01/2017 - Typhoons to Red Flag 17-1

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RAF Typhoons will route to Lajes en route to Nellis AFB, Nv for participation in Red Flag 17-1 (23/01/2017 to 10/02/2017).

Following Shanwick NOTAM has been posted for the flight to Lajes:-

G0008/17 - AIRSPACE RESERVATION :
TR:TAKAS LASNO 4800N 01000W GONAN
FLW SEPARATIONS WILL BE PROVIDED WITHIN OCEANIC AIRSPACE: MNPS 60NM, NON-MNPS 120NM.

FL230 - FL260,

12 JAN 12:26 2017 UNTIL 12 JAN 15:47 2017.

CREATED: 11 JAN 11:48 2017

This means that they should route out over Lands End

Santa Maria NOTAM as follows:-

A0071/17 - MOBILE AIRSPACE RESERVATION WILL TAKE PLACE ON ROUTE: GONAN 4200N 04000W - ANAVA.

LATERAL SEPARATION OF 60NM FOR MNPS AIRCRAFT AND 120NM FOR NON MNPS AIRCRAFT WILL BE APPLIED.

FL230 - FL260,

12 JAN 12:47 2017 UNTIL 12 JAN 17:45 2017.

CREATED: 11 JAN 16:40 2017

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Thursday 12th January

11.17Z "RRR9101" Voyager ZZ336 [43C6F9] now airborne from Brize Norton and climbing towards the NW to collect (over Cardigan Bay) the first wave of 4 Typhoons from Lossiemouth.

One Typhoon is plotting as "ASCOT911" ZJ947 [43C743]........r/t callsign "RRR9511".....passing over Valley at 11.41Z

11.47Z Link up complete....crossing the coast at Aberystwyth at FL260 heading towards Swansea.

11.58Z Passing SWANY, and turned for LND.

12.16Z Passing GITUS for TAKAS......Another Typhoon "ASCOT917" ZK316 [43C6CC] has just declared an IFE (squawk 7700) and has turned back.....looks to be routing direct for Coningsby.

Thanks to GolfLima on FC, the Typhoons in this wave that made it to Lajes were:-

"RRR9711"....ZJ947/EB-L

"RRR9712"....ZK337/FP

"RRR9713"....ZK343/unmarked

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13.06Z "RRR9102" Voyager ZZ335 [43C6F8] airborne from Brize Norton, heading NW over central Wales to pick up the 2nd wave of 4 Typhoons from Lossiemouth.

13.36Z Now Southbound at FL260 heading towards Llanelli and then > GITUS > TAKAS.........chicks "ASCOT9515/6/7/8" are not plotting.

13.40Z Passing over the Mumbles.

14.02Z Passing over the Scilly Isles, routing > TAKAS.

Thanks to Niall at Lossiemouth per FC, Typhoons in this cell were:-

"RRR9515".....ZK321/EG

"RRR9516".....ZK333/unmarked

"RRR9517".....ZK306/ED

"RRR9518".....ZK300/H

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14th January 2017

As noted in today's Mil Movements thread, "RRR9513" replacement Typhoon ZK311 went out to Lajes AB, Azores this morning.

It was accompanied part way by "RRR9103" Voyager ZZ330, which returned to Brize later today.

The first wave has arrived at Eglin AFB, FL early this evening after proceeding from Lajes to Bermuda yesterday.

The second wave will shortly arrive in Bermuda (as at 19.19Z)

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15th January 2017

As at 21.10Z - 7 Typhoons have departed Eglin AFB not long ago and are now on their final leg to Nellis AFB, NV